Our client is seeking to appoint a Site Manager/Departmental Safety Officer to be responsible for the operational, financial and strategic management of one of their facilities based in West London. The facility is a small multi-species, state-of-the-art facility, providing accommodation for work with infectious diseases including biocontainment level 3.

The successful candidate will fulfil a key role, which is the CBS Departmental Safety Officer, and as such, we require applicants with both a keen interest and recent relevant experience and knowledge in this area to ensure that the CBS department meets the College Health & Safety Policy and guidelines.

Applicants should possess:

BSc in Animal Technology or Fellowship level of the Institute of Animal Technology. Applicants with equivalent qualifications or considerable relevant experience will also be considered

Proven track record of animal facility and health & safety management, staff supervision, training and development

Experience of budgetary management and planning

Registered Animal Technician status would be an advantage, in addition to qualifications in Health & Safety law e.g. NEBOSH qualification

The successful candidate will be the first point of contact for scientific staff and users of the unit and must have an in-depth knowledge of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, the new EU Directive 2010/63/EU and other relevant legislation.

The position would suit someone looking to further enhance their facility management, Health and Safety and practical biomedical skills and requires strong organisational, management, communication and inter-personal skills.

Agenda and its clients only recruit people who are passionate about animal care and welfare, people with integrity who are honest and trustworthy and who have a great work ethic. To enable us to hire the very best people we will conduct a full and comprehensive background and pre-employment screening as an essential part of the recruitment process.